The sides of Tajikistan and the United States in Washington expressed their readiness to expand trade and economic cooperation, investment and green energy, as well as to prevent the consequences of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

On July 1, 2021, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin, together with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economy and Trade Matt Murray, headed the economic and energy part of the regular political consultations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the United States in Washington, discussed the issues of full use of the opportunities of bilateral trade and investment, regional integration, prevention of climate change and the environment, as well as the COVID-19 coronavirus and health protection.

It was noted that thanks to the wise policy of the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Emomali Rahmon, trade and economic cooperation with the United States is developing year by year and reaching a qualitatively new level.

The sides agreed to use the extensive trade, economic and investment opportunities of the United States for the economic and investment interests of Tajikistan in the areas of mobilizing additional financial and technical support, including through USAID and the US Eximbank, developing and implementing investment projects in the field of green energy, preventing climate change and environmental protection, improving access to safe drinking water, protecting intellectual property rights, preventing and reducing the spread of the infectious disease COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health and social well-being of the population, as well as eliminating existing barriers.

In this regard, in order to attract special attention of US investors, the following areas were identified as priority: energy, mining, transport and communications, construction and production of building materials, light and food industries, agriculture and agricultural products, as well as tourism and banking.

It was also noted that USAID will provide assistance to Tajikistan in the amount of 46.5 million US $ in 2021.

The Tajik side has asked for help from the United States in providing the country with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed their readiness to comprehensively expand trade and economic cooperation.